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Anyone who seriously works in networking still needs serial ports all pro grade networking gear uses it for console and OOB connectivity to the AUX ports (in c
by lostboys67 10y ago
Anyone who seriously works in networking still needs serial ports all pro grade networking gear uses it for console and OOB connectivity to the AUX ports (in ciscos case)
- planteen 10y agoYou also need serial ports today for low level kernel debugging, hardware bring up, and embedded systems. I have worked for 5 different companies over my career doing embedded systems. Serial ports were important in 5/5 companies.
- stephenr 10y agoAnd I'd be willing to bet a decent number of people in that position use a USB to Serial dongle.
- thedaemon 10y agoWhich is not 100% reliable and can cause data corruption.
- freehunter 10y agoI would love if my Macbook had a serial port. I use it all the time. I would never demand Apple add a serial port though.